Rivet remover



4,94 W. S. HARLEY RIVET REMOVER Oct. 2 1923.

Filed J'uly e, 1920 2 sheets-sheet 2 nnulllav- Adua.-- b,

xullnhnllllw ,Y Patented Qct. 2, Y1923i WILLIAMS. HARLEY,Vor.'MILWAUKEE;Wisconsrit'nssi'enon ro- AnLEYsDAVIDsoN .v Moron oo., onMrLWAUKEE-,awisoonsrm A conronnrronorfwrsconsrn: ff

" Y Application filledy 9,

Beit knownth'at I, WILLIM SfHnRLnY, a-citizen ofl the UnitedStates'residingat Milwaukee7 inthe county off-Milwaukee and 5 State ofllisconsin, have invented new 'and cycles,. etc., as .usuallyconstructed liavveal! 'ternate'f linksk made'f in complete A' "standardunits. TheseA units*4 comprise side `straps spaced apart 'and connectedat each end by hollow rivets -or sleeves which support rollers. Theserollers engage .theteethrofthe sprocket Wheels connected "by thevchain.Y

Theseunitary linksA are joined by intermediate links'formedofftvvoside'straps-cl on VIi'e'cte'cl-1at their ends" by rivets passing ethrough theholloivr'ivets or sleeves ofthe unitary links'. n vlllhenmakingr repairs fon such Chainat-he rivets 4ofthe` l intermediatelinks'-inust-be punchedv or removed. from atleastone'vofthe strapsjoined thereby; p i

' AOneofthe.objectsof'thislinventionjis t0 provide an improved rivet'i'emoveror exe of chains7 etc. y

Another object is to 4 provide a chain re pair tool in which: the-linkfrom ivhichthe rivet is to be removed may be readily positioned in rivetremoving position'.

' Anotherobject isto; provide an improved chain repair tool having aremovable anvil v for facilitating the .placing of the' linkin rivet'removing position. Y Y 1 Another object is to' provide an improvedrivet f removerv v'vh'erein the chain may be definitely positioned in' aremovable supporting anvil thereof and. may be fquickly brought intovrivet removing position.V rAnother object is to provide a simple,Vetcient; and durable rivet remover which is v inexpensive tomanufacture. Y i Other objects andV advantages ivill appear fromthe'description and claims." Y- Y pediti'ously removing rivets from thelinks Accordingto the invention-,ftherivet remover comprises Vajhead hai'ring'av removfable cham supporting anviland having an Fig 4 isatransver'se section onflinehlef ifnga chain supporting anvilv removablyf Caei-we amua narrare,mani punch 'extends and Vis. axiallyniovable, vThe accompanying fd'ravvings 'illustrate embodiments loff thein'ventiofr` f -'In the dran/ings: y

lis' a side elevation; partly i'n` seoti'onfof th'egfrivet removerhavingjif` :a Vcanta-f lever chain supportinganvil 'l Fig; 3 isafront.elevationijthereof; A

f Fig. 6 is aside'elevation'7 partlyin'se'ction, i

ported'in guide slots in the headither'e Therivet' remover'comprises-aheadf tached to a handle '2. The head1 h'asa'pr' A handle 5for;actuatingl the' punol'isat-f i tached thereto. I Thev 'rlvetz-remove rjhas La fehain; support#-V thereof` is 'fin substantialalignment Wil-,Hgv `f` 5 Y" the` axis of the Vpunch 4.' The anvilis removable from the guide Vslots and 'is adjustsv able therein.Consequently7 p the rivet lto be removed may be 'readilyjandV quicklybrought into operative position `with reg-p spect to thepunch, i

A chain Aneeding repair@.1I-my` ha@ poileioogf of its links? quicklypositioned :the rivetVY remover. Thismay be donefbyii rstfreniov1 theanvil' 6 from the rivet-remover vand --then ipassingjthe, legs 6a and 6Pthereofbe-f` -tvveenthe straps andfup'on-opposite;fsi des l65011@ oftherollers 10 at opposite endsy v vo1 the completechain. linlg'unit.- Theanvil i .Y

Lats "8.0L 'j ectlon gghaving'a threadedopening' through e5 'i 'finganvil G'Which maybezfUA Shaped. #The if i' to thel rivet remover, andthe vrivetll to be removed quickly'broughtdnto position immediatelyopposite the end 12 of the i Y movable through a vertical opening in thepunch 4. f`"Thengbyturning tflie handle 5 and rholding .the "l'iaiid'le"2f the Apunch finay be -fed through the threaded aperture in the headofthe rivet remover and thereby forcev the rivet l1 from the chain.` IWhen the rivet remover 'is not inusepits V`anvil 6 may be v'thrustagainstY the "head, and

Vlockedjin. ,such position by the punch 4L, as shovviiin ligure.y jFigures 6to 9 .show a rivet remover Ywhich differs from vthat alreadydescribed Ymerely y lintliatpthe anvil 6 isshorter and'is sup- Y wlported by atbracket or projection ofthe head. Y

l' The head1r Ais provided witha secondgprojection 'i3 positionedopposite projection 3. lThis projection .isadapted to Support theremovable anvil Y6 and is provided withV .a

grooveforslot 14; in vits .upper base, for .re-V

ceiving the *straps ofthe chainlinksand the rivet l1 asit is lremovedfrom the chain.

' The anvil 6 when-positioned in the rivet remover'has its open endVsupported by the y .'sl-ioulderljof'the projectionl 13 andr'its `closedend supported by the outer face 16 This rivet remover issiinple,eiiicientfand durable.y A

,Theanvil'of .the rivet remover remove able and adjustableV and,` theVchain Ainayl be easily landf quickly brought into operative Y positionwith respect to the'punch "of the rivet remover. Y

wie.

The-inventioncontained `herein yis, of

course-f .susceptible ,of 'other `eiribodiine'nts andfada-ptations'. ,Yf' 't 1What'is claimed is:Y Y J l. A ychain 'repair r'tool having a"vertically disposedhead,'a projectionfextending forl:wardly from Ytheryupper end. thereof, f a

handle integrallyiinited to the headinter` mediate the upper andlowerlextremities thereof, .and extending horizontally and rearwardlytherefrom, a,l punch projection, means for cperatinzg'ithe`v punch,agU-shaped anvil for* insertionbetween the links of a chain, and meansintegral with axially Y the lower end of the Vhead for supportingVV Ithe anvil punch. i

2. A `rivet removerk comprising a head in adjusted position beneath :the

movable through a verticali opening in theV in adi usted positionbeneath the punch. J i i projection, and a lJ-siiapedV4 anvil havingparallel 'legs for extending.v intorthe slotsk Yso as to support thefree end of the anvil ,3. A rivet remover having in jcombina'- j tion aheadhaving transversely extending slots therein, a punch carried bythe'head,

a forked anvil Vsupported at one end `only in the slots, and meansVfor'operating Athe punch solas to advance the same toward the forkedanvil fadjustably positioned there .be-

low.

y A rivet remover having vinfcoinbiiia- `tion a vertically vdisposed,head provided with a pair of transversely extending` slots.;v

located onopposite'fsides thereof, a projection exten''dingY forwardlyfrom the upper .end of the head,a punch'axially movable through avertical opening-inthe projection7 meansfor operating the punch,'iandarti-shapedV anvil'v for insertion vbetween the llinks of a chain andhaving` the legs there.- of extending into the slots so thatthe-anvilisY supportedl at one end only in',l adjusted `position'beneath thepunch. r

ln witness whereof, l' havehereunto subi scribed my name.

'wi-ijLiAi/i s.' HARLEY. Y

